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Lock Stitch :: Lock stitch () A peculiar sort of stitch formed by the locking of two threads together, as in the work done by some sewing machines. See Stitch..

Dovetail :: Dovetail (n.) A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one..

Notching :: Notching (n.) A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions..

Open :: Open (a.) Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; -- used of the weather or the climate; as, an open season; an open winter..

Interlock :: Interlock (v. t.) To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening.

Fence :: Fence (n.) A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking..

Blocking :: Blocking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bloc.

Padlocking :: Padlocking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Padloc.

Slocking :: Slocking () a. & n. from Slock.

Blockage :: Blockage (n.) The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up.

Blocking :: Blocking (n.) Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily..

Blocking :: Blocking (n.) The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks..

Locking :: Locking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Loc.

Flocking :: Flocking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Floc.

Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking..

Investment :: Investment (n.) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded..

Obstruent :: Obstruent (a.) Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine..

Rattlesnake :: Rattlesnake (n.) Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake of the South (C. adamanteus), are the best known. See Illust. of Fang..

Blocking Course :: Blocking course () The finishing course of a wall showing above a cornice.

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